The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-08-11
GROVER AGAINST THE FIELD.

The extraordinary summer heat ia not
encouraging TO the restless political ectiv'
tiles of the American people, and the in
! junction 70 keep cool is being religiousiy
obeyed from one end of the nation to the
other, 80 far as it is possible, with the
thermometer registering one hundred
degrees and more; but Notwithstanding
these retardments, there are sufficient, II
not plentiful, signs of the times already
apparent TO enable us to indulge in some
forecast az to the personnel OF the great
national campaign Of next summer
There is no sort of doubt that Mr.. CleVe-
land will be renominated with genuine
enthusiasm by the democratic party, ana
az for the other side, the choice seems 10
be between Blaine and Sherman. There
il really no excitement as to the demo-
cratic nomination, as the party is practi-
cally unanimous, and not to make Mr..
Cleveland our standard-bearer a second
time would be an act of inexcusable folly;
bat there is plenty of fun ahead IN the
camp of our friends, the enemy in the
matter of selecting an adversary for our
| Grover to knock out. John Sherman Is
almost indecent in mis- efforts 20 get the
nomination, and that wary old foI. jim
Blaine, will show u some mastery strategy
IN the work Of o1tvitting honest John.
he il even nov playing his cards with
rare skill in Europe, and but for the uni
versal knowledge which prevails in i1Is
country of his trickery, insinesElty, Sc
fshness and demagoguery, he might in
press the Irish-American element By lis
fine acting and his affected scOrn Of Brit
ish royalty and British methods il Ire
land. It is really pretty eoEsdy this
intriguing Of Jim and John for ias
nomination-and furnishes : species
of mild midsummer amusement for
the sweitering laLd, which fairly
entities the two eminent come
dams to our gratitude. I; i dif1c1li
to predict which will pla! tie Winning
hand. and We don'i really care. for Cls7@-
land can knock over one - easily Is the
other. Sherman i siugulsrly deficient Il
considering his long and eminent
party services, and even in his OEl stale
of Ohio the enthusiasm il his behalf L
more perfuuctory than spOntslso1s- His
cold, selfish, frog like temperament :. lis
worst enemy, and can BE- pretty certainly
relied On to keep down any Of i-si al
conqueriug kind Of eEthzsiss-- i1-si cara;
national conventions. IA tcr S-G--=-
he moves in the shadow Of : g:s2i -st=st
and behind that are tas tssps- s-s3lrVs u
the MuIligan lst;e.z. Tas iz1sP'@--s-i
element: Of his party, led b. George MI
lam Curtis, viii nsTer forget o. to.g.Ts
that episode in his career. Bat cL= d
these two men must have the Ecz-l-
nation, for there is no other avail
able timber that Is tall enough. Ia
for our candidate, he has grown immensely
with the whole country, since he entered
the White House. Victorious once. he
, has gained largely in positive strength
since then, and, with united and En-
thusiastic party at his back, fighting :
half-hearted enemy agreed on no vital
principle, th.re can be little doubt OF the
issue of the contest. Cleveland il incom-
parably the best president this country
has had since the war. and his
unsectional patriotism, his absolute con
q secration to duty, regardless Of party OF
section, his earnest and constant efforts
70 contribute TO the unifcatiOn Of the
nation-efforts 80 apparent that none but
: fool or demagogue would deny them
a make his predecessors since Lincoln died
= seem small men by comparison. We have
| right to grow enthusiastic over thii
clear headed, highminded patriotic man
He is the legitimate and the typical pro
D duct OF democracy, and, as the head o
t an administration, whose history hai
Q overwhelmingly refuted the myriad false
9 hoods of the republican party-false
4 hoods with which they have deluged thu
Q land and Disguised honest men for long
years past, he deserves the hearty admira
ton and unyielding support of the grea
+ organization, whose principles have CON
trolled and inspired his brilliant politica
: career.
" THE RESULT ON THE SALOON BUSINESS
;. The anh-prohibition victory is one o.
y personal liberty, not Of lawlessness; il ia
II victory for rights, not license And Will
z in one view of the case, az shown,
g that the vast body of the Texas peopl
It will not submit to an infringement upol
their inalienable right to eat and drinl
as they see fit, the large majority Is